North American airspace has been disturbed once again with another unidentified object shot down. This was confirmed by Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who stated that the object had violated Canadian airspace and was shot down over Yukon, located in the northwest part of Canada. In response to this, both Canadian and American military aircraft were dispatched to track the object, which was eventually taken down by a US F-22 fighter jet.
This marks the third object to be shot down in North America in just one week. The American military shot down a Chinese balloon last weekend and another unidentified object, the size of a small car, was taken down off the coast of Alaska last Friday. According to Prime Minister Trudeau, he gave the order and had discussed the situation with US President Joe Biden. The Canadian forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object.
Defence Minister Anita Anand described the latest object as “small” and “cylindrical,” and stated that recovery efforts were still underway to gather more information. The object was flying at an altitude of around 40,000 ft and was intercepted at approximately 15:41 local time on Saturday. Minister Anand also confirmed that the object was shot down about 100 miles from the US border, as it posed a reasonable threat to civil aviation.
The US Department of Defense confirmed that two F-22 jets took off from a military base in Anchorage, Alaska and shot down the object with an AIM 9X missile. The FBI will also be working closely with Canadian police on this matter.
In the meantime, the US military also scrambled fighter jets over Montana, but it turned out to be just a radar anomaly and nothing out of the ordinary was discovered. The appearance of the latest object over North America comes just a week after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was destroyed by the US, which has strained US-China relations. The US military stated that they have no further information about the object’s capabilities, purpose, or origin, but the FBI is helping with the recovery near the Alaskan town of Deadhorse. The rescue operation will continue as weather permits and the military has emphasized the importance of safety, given the harsh arctic weather conditions including wind chill, snow, and limited daylight.
